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Russia calls for resumption of SCO contact group on Afghanistan

Russian President’s Special Representative for Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Affairs Bakhtiyor Khakimov says Moscow sees a need to resume the work of the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group, adding that the majority of the organisation’s members support the initiative.

Singh reaffirms India’s support for peace in Afghanistan

The Indian Defense Minister has reiterated his country’s firm support for peace, security and stability in Afghanistan at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit and emphasized India is Afghanistan’s largest development partner in the region.

Belarus gets SCO full membership

Belarus becomes the tenth full-fledged member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a media report said on Thursday.

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Afghanistan to be discussed in SCO meeting tomorrow

Afghanistan is likely to be discussed in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in India tomorrow. India is set to host the leaders of SCO member countries in virtual format on Tuesday, Hindustan Times reported. The summit will…

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SCO’s Afghanistan contact group being revived

The Council of Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has agreed on reviving its Afghanistan group. "Today, we agreed to revitalise the SCO-Afghanistan contact group," Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said after the meeting in India’s…

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To attend SCO summit, Pakistan FM in India after 12 years

Pakistan Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Thursday arrived in India to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. Zardari said his participation along with a delegation in the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) moot in Goa,…

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Afghanistan on agenda as SCO meets in New Delhi

Afghanistan is on the agenda as Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) members meet in the Indian capital today (Wednesday). SCO security officials would confer on ways of battling terrorism, drug trafficking and organised crime, a state-run Russian media outlet…

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Stability in Afghanistan vital to regional security: SCO

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) has underlined the imperative of dealing with the current crisis in Afghanistan. At the end of their two-day meeting in Samarkand, leaders of the grouping said in a declaration that urgently addressing the…

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Afghanistan not invited to SCO summit: Samarkand

No delegation from Afghanistan is participating in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan. The SCO does not have official ties with Afghanistan, Rahmatulla Nurimbetov, Uzbekistan's national coordinator, told reporters in Samarkand on Wednesday. Interfax quoted Nurimbetov…

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Putin calls for unfreezing of DAB assets

Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) have reminded the West, the United States in particular, of their duty to help avert a humanitarian disaster in Afghanistan after ending their 20-year presence in the country. The fate of…

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Russia urges SCO projects to revive Afghan economy

KABUL’s war-battered economy, Russia proposed on Saturday. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev floated the proposal while addressing participants of the SCO Council of heads of government in Tashkent. TASS news agency quoted him as saying: "We should do everything to…

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President Ghani off to Bishkek for SCO summit

President Ashraf Ghani on Thursday left Kabul for Bishkek to attend a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), his office said. A statement from the Presidential Palace said that Ghani left Kabul this morning at the head…

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SCO Contact Group on Afghanistan meets in Bishkek

KABUL Contact Group, the foreign ministry in Bishkek said. Salahuddin Rabbani and his Kyrgyz counterpart Chinghiz Aidarbekov co-chaired the meeting in Bishkek. It is the first time Afghanistan chairs a meeting of this nature. The meeting was held on Friday…

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Abdullah leaves for Tajikistan to attend SCO summit

Chief Executive Officer Dr. Abdullah Abdullah on Thursday left for Tajikistan at the head of a high-level delegation to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. Faridoon Khwazoon, deputy spokesman for the CEO, told Pajhwok Afghan News Foreigner…

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Ghani affirms commitment to political solution

KABUL. He was addressing the 18th meeting of the Council of Heads of Members States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in China’s coastal city of Qingado. “Having forged national consensus on peace, we are firmly committed to a political…

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Chinese leader commends SCO unity, cooperation

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is focused on seeking common ground, setting aside differences and pursuing mutually beneficial cooperation, the Chinese president says. At the opening ceremony for the SCO summit in the Chinese city of Quingdao on…

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SCO can play key role in regional connectivity: Ghani

President Ashraf Ghani believes the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) can play a key role in strengthening regional connectivity and combating terrorism. Before his departure for China to attend the two-day SCO summit, slated for Saturday through Sunday, he…

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Trade be facilitated between Afghanistan, SCO countries: Karzai

Deputy Foreign Minister Hikmat Khalil Karzai has stressed the need for sustainable regional cooperation for security and economic development. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) quoted Khalil as emphasizing the need for regional countries’ cooperation…

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